TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ngwa,Wilfred
AU  - Ngoma,Twalib
ED  - Ohio Library and Information Network.
ED  - Institute of Physics (Great Britain)
TI  - Emerging models for global health in radiation oncology
T2  - IOP expanding physics,
SN  - 9780750312257 (hardback)
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Bristol, England
PB  - IOP Publishing
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Diagnosis
KW  - Radiotherapy
KW  - Diagnostic imaging
KW  - World health
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  - diagnosis
KW  - Radiation Oncology
KW  - methods
KW  - radiotherapy
KW  - Diagnostic Imaging
KW  - Global Health
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references; Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction to radiation oncology global health -- 1.1. Global radiation oncology defined -- 1.2. The need for global radiation oncology -- 1.3. Growing interest and activity in global radiation oncology; 2. Challenges and new opportunities in global radiation oncology -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Perceptions or lack of awareness -- 2.3. Infrastructure -- 2.4. Human resources and capacity -- 2.5. Finance/funding -- 2.6. Space-time challenge -- 2.7. Bandwidth for use of ICTs -- 2.8. Cultural challenges -- 2.9. Access -- 2.10. Partnership challenges; 3. Current models of global radiation oncology -- 3.1. The twinning partnership model for global radiation oncology -- 3.2. The consortium partnership model -- 3.3. The non-profit model for global radiation oncology; 4. ICT-powered models of global radiation oncology -- 4.1. Potential of ICTs to catalyze global radiation oncology -- 4.2. Emerging ICT powered models; 5. Low cost technologies for global radiation oncology -- 5.1. State-of-the-art lower cost technologies in radiation oncology -- 5.2. Emerging lower-cost technologies in radiation oncology; 6. Global radiation oncology made simpler : a practical guide and recommendations for high-impact radiation oncology global health -- 6.1. Making it easier to participate in global radiation oncology -- 6.2. Facilitating high-impact outcomes -- 7. Global radiation oncology : quo vadis?
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